After being departed with Steven Demarre, I was moving ahead with the spirit and enthusiasm I collected from wonderful Gabon. Kango river was on the way; I had already been familiar with the river while entering Gabon from Democratic Republic of Congo, and I was all ready to see its different face while leaving Gabon to Cameroon from the bridge which was under construction. Riding ahead towards the bridge, I saw about 300-350 trucks on the line waiting maintenance. My bicycle weighs about 95 Kg and I was all scared that I should have to carry my bicycle or take a longer route. Fortunately that didn’t happen and I had to just change the way slightly to get across.

I was with my bicycle above Congo River with beautiful surroundings alongside, a saying toggled in mind “ON a beautiful day Beautiful things happens for sure.” I was really delighted when that thing happened; I got the chance to meet some very good people who belonged to Olam Palm Company who then took to an an admiring countrman Mr. Rajesh Chhetri the senior executive of Olam Palm Gabon. As Rajesh ji said, with timber operations and locations across the country Olam is industrial and agro-industrial projects in Gabon, in a joint-venture with the Gabonese Republic.

Beautiful sunrise worked as an alarm for me to get started along my journey towards Bifoun. I was carrying the magical experiences while travelling 170 km far from the Capital Libreville. I reached Bifoun on 25^th of May. It is in the state/region of Moyen-Ogooue. It is the place characterized as a junction among Cameroon, Libreville, Equatorial Gini and Congo.

With greenery alongside on the road vile pet shop were there selling different animals such as rabbit, snake, mouse etc. some of them are endangered also. Then I assumed this might be the reason how this place become as the junction of several neighboring countries. By observing that scenario I felt amazed and pity simultaneously; amazed because there were that much of different kinds of animals which I haven’t seen in my life and pity because lots of lives were taken away by a bare human hands. Thinking, whether the killing of animals can be justified or not; like me, uncountable people think that animals should be protected, but however, some people also feel that killing of animals should be allowed when they are over population, when animals became danger to humans, and when it is economically beneficial. Different thoughts, but I strongly favor the thought that animals should be protected to the level ecosystem is maintained.

For the time being my mind got occupied on those animal at Bifoun but later on the way to Ngounie, dense forest alongside the small road only hearing of birds and animals sound start brewing me about 60 km until I reach Ngounie. Indeed, there is hardly a word in the vocabulary which is more cruelly abused than the word “luck.” because it was the worst thing to happen when I was in the middle of the dense forest, the connection between my carrier and cycle got broke. I contrived the carrier since I had my tools with me, but it could not become as good as earlier. With whole lot of disturbances technical, physical, mental I finally reached Oyem 411 kilometers away from the national capital, Libreville on 28^th of May.

Oyem is one of the largest towns of Gabon to the north side lies on a plateau at an elevation of about 910 m. It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural area. Then finally on 29^th of May I enter Bitam the town that also shares border with Cameroon though I enter Cameroon from another place called Eboro. Bitam is also the home to a large market, an airport and a small museum.

Gabon belongs to several ethnic groups. French is the country’s official language, but African languages are also spoken, and the country is seeking to increase the use of English. Despite of all this and that during my travel, I must say people in here have very good ethnic tolerance and have really polite and courteous way of doing things. It’s there politeness and courteousness that my tongue could twist some french of Gabon such as,

Bonjour= Good morning; Kamasaba= How are you; Ca va bien= I am alright.

Then pedaling 30 km from Bitam with warm regards, turnout cycle and a bag of mixed memories, I wave my hand for Gabon on Eboro and entered my 94^th country Cameroon.

Peace and Harmony